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Yulia Musayelyan

Yulia Musayelyan is a flutist and composer born in Moscow, Russia, now based in the US. A versatile performer in classical and jazz idioms, she is the founder of the YM Quartet, Macayú Trio, Tango Meets Jazz project, and New Music Collective, dedicated to the performance of new original chamber music. Yulia has toured the US, UK, Europe, Central and South America with various musical projects. A recipient of the 2001 NFAA Award, she was a soloist with TACTUS Contemporary Ensemble in 2005 with guest conductor maestro Pierre Boulez. Her chamber works have been premiered at Symphony Space in New York City and featured in the 2006 film Natalie Bonn. In addition to classical collaborations, Yulia is actively involved with Jazz and Latin music projects. Yulia has recorded over 25 albums as sideman, and released her quartet’s debut album, ‘Caminos’, in 2009. She currently plays with her quartet, MaCaYu Trio, MOZIK, Fernando Huergo Quintet, Marta Gomez, Manhattan Camerata, Brooklyn Orchestra, and Gaia Wilmer Octet, among others. Yulia recently joined the faculty of Berklee College of Music as an Assistant Professor in the Ear Training Department.

Lefteris Kordis: Mediterrana

Read "Mediterrana" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

by Franz A. Matzner
July 14, 2016

Jazz's ability to absorb new musical traditions and take advantage of novel instrumentation is one of its most notable features. Fans of this form of experimentation will appreciate pianist Lefteris Kordis' forays into merging jazz with traditional Greek and other Mediterranean lineages. Delivered as a series of piano trio plus guest artist compositions, Mediterrana's strength is the subtle blending of timbers Kordis deftly guides from behind the piano, and a consistently restrained approach which results in a refined ...

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Flutist Contemplatively Melds Latin American Folk Sensibilities With Modern Jazz Aesthetics On 'Strange Times'

Source: Outside in Music
October 15, 2024

The past four years have seen dramatic crests and troughs within society, from the dark lows at the heart of the global pandemic to the renewed sense of vigor and joy that has blossomed following the extinguishing of that crisis. Throughout these four years, musicians in particular have adapted and expressed themselves in newfound and creative ways, oftentimes speaking for broader groups by means of their personal experiences. Flutist Yulia Musayelyan is one such musician who, in the midst of ...
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Flutist 'Unsaid' Tastefully Combines Global Folk Traditions With Her Own Ingenuity To Leave An Irrevocable Mark On Modern Jazz

Source: Outside in Music
June 3, 2020

Flutist and composer Yulia Musayelyan is truly a global citizen, and her music reflects this multiculturalism with a brilliance flowing from her respectful and masterful synthesis of international folk styles as she carries them forward into the fold of modern jazz. Unsaid documents a decade of learning, creating, and refining as Yulia and her music have grown to become a powerful voice that is far greater than the sum of their constituent parts. Ten years passed since Yulia previously stepped ...
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